Karachi police on Tuesday registered a case against builders and officials responsible for the construction of the Nasla Tower.
Sindh Building Control Authority, Sindhi Muslim Cooperative Housing Society and other civic agencies have been named in the first information report.
There are no specific names in the FIR so far. The case has been filed under Section 34, 161, 167, 218, 408, 409, 420 and 447 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed authorities to take action against the officials responsible for issuing construction permits for the building.
Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Qazi Mohammad Amin had directed the anti-corruption department to register a case against those involved in approving the building plan.
The court also ordered the police to register a separate case against government officials responsible.
780 square yards of the Nasla Tower land was constructed illegally. SC had directed the Sindh High Court’s official assignee to take possession of the land and stop its sale.
